NC State football report card: Grading the Wolfpack’s performance in a 53-34 loss at Pitt

PITTSBURGH — After scoring three touchdowns in the first half, keeping Pitt within 10 for much of the opening 30 minutes, NC State’s defense couldn’t find a way to consistently stop the Panthers’ high-flying offense after halftime. Pitt, instead, blew the game open across the final two quarters with a 53-34 win on Saturday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium. Let’s take a look at each phase of the Pack’s game and how they did in the loss. Here are the week’s grades for NC State’s offense, defense and special teams.